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FOREMAST
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The mast nearest the bow in vessels with two or more masts
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("foremast" is a kind of...):
mast (a vertical spar for supporting sails)
Context examples:
To the top of the foremast, which was just lifted conveniently from the deck, I attached the rigging, stays and throat and peak halyards.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
From the deck to the truck of the maintopmast is something over a hundred feet, while the foremast with its topmast is eight or ten feet shorter.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
With the foremast in, the work now went on apace.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
And then came the foremast, larger in diameter, and weighing surely thirty-five hundred pounds.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
Of course, two days’ work was required for the accomplishment of this part of my task, and it was not till the morning of the third day that I swung the foremast from the deck and proceeded to square its butt to fit the step.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
Hand-clapping and roars of laughter from the hunters greeted the exploit, while Mugridge, eluding half of his pursuers at the foremast, ran aft and through the remainder like a runner on the football field.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
